I get the general idea that the S-Bahn ring is not actually a ring and the map should also reflect that. But the transit map is not intended to do this. It's not about highly accurate distances between stations (these are off in the official and this unofficial map), the curves of the rails and rivers of the city. It's about the train I need to take, where it intersects with other train routes, what is my next stop and what city zone is this station in. All of which I think are worse to read in this proposed map.

- Zone A is massively cluttered with station names, try reading the stations on the U1, it's not clear at all

- The ring itself is also quite hard to read compared to the old map, because I need to jump left and right to follow the path of the tracks

- Why add rivers to this map?

There is a beauty to the symmetry of the current map which makes it easy to read and most importantly it doesn't overwhelm the user with odd shapes and flashy colors. The article itself is quite nice though, especially the old maps, overall the presentation was great too. I just don't think this needed fixing.

For anyone interested here is a link to the official BVG Map (correct distances) and the official route map: https://fahrinfo.bvg.de/Fahrinfo/bin/query.bin/en?ujm=1